Pole again for both races (rounds 5 & 6) in Valencia, Jack looks one to watch for the future
Early days in his career but I would be very surprised if someone with his speed and performance did not make it to a higher level, at 17 his future looks good
It COULD be a very good motorsport weekend for the Brits in Valencia

I'm NOT
I just think that young talent such as his is worthy of a mention
Just remember the name and keep an eye on his progress, he needs, as every aspiring driver does, exposure when his results are so consistently good
Thanks for posting though

Too bad that most talent in autosport is lost because of the financial needed (rich daddy) influences. These kids are driving so much karts that they will get good even with a small pack of talent. Only time will tell if they are good enough for f1.

Another win for Jack in Valencia today
And as for rich, the poster above got it spot on Racing Steps Foundation, HELPING a kid with talent develop
Keep on stringing it together young Jack Harvey, see you in GP2 soon I hope, and let's see what you can do at the next level

In 2002 Michael Ammermuller paid €320,000 to drive for tony kart in the formula super a (5 round, europe based) world championshipsThe kf engines are a heck of a lot more expensive to run than a FSA rotary valve was.......

In 2002 Michael Ammermuller paid €320,000 to drive for tony kart in the formula super a (5 round, europe based) world championshipsThe kf engines are a heck of a lot more expensive to run than a FSA rotary valve was.......

In 2002 Michael Ammermuller paid €320,000 to drive for tony kart in the formula super a (5 round, europe based) world championshipsThe kf engines are a heck of a lot more expensive to run than a FSA rotary valve was.......

I know karting is stupidly expensive, but nothing is that expensive for that few races. The karts simply aren't sophisticated enough. And it can't be all engine costs, 320k for 5 races is more expensive than leasing an Indycar motor!

Guys I knew who raced Formula A in North America back when it was a proper series were on 100k budgets.

I know karting is stupidly expensive, but nothing is that expensive for that few races. The karts simply aren't sophisticated enough. And it can't be all engine costs, 320k for 5 races is more expensive than leasing an Indycar motor!

Guys I knew who raced Formula A in North America back when it was a proper series were on 100k budgets.

how long ago?

the money will cover travel , living and hotel expenses aswell its not just spent on the karts everything costs money.

no "poor" families do karting they cant afford it because even the basic noobie leagues are out of their price range

Whoa there, can we focus on his ability, results and progress please
I doubt ANYONE who has made the grade in the last decade of motorsport has been able to do so WITHOUT MAJOR FINANCIAL BACKING.
Looking forward to rounds 7 & 8 to see if Jack can keep his focus and add to the number of poles, podiums and wins in the 2010 Formula BMW Europe Series

Whoa there, can we focus on his ability, results and progress please I doubt ANYONE who has made the grade in the last decade of motorsport has been able to do so WITHOUT MAJOR FINANCIAL BACKING.Looking forward to rounds 7 & 8 to see if Jack can keep his focus and add to the number of poles, podiums and wins in the 2010 Formula BMW Europe Series

Jack, Good luck at Silverstone.
Be the 1st Brit to stand on the podium this week-end
He starts from 2nd on the grid in today's race, and 3rd on the grid in Sunday's race.
And congratulations to Carlos Sainz jnr for his pole positions, "Rookie" of the year award

Thanks Suzy for putting this up, like I say I figure he IS a talent to watch for the future
Enjoy your day again tomorrow, another Brit on the podium tomorrow and not just Jack in the formula BMW series

Big turn in form for Jack Harvey in the last 3 race meetings, 1 race win and 4 points finished.

P5 in the race at the moment.

Good signs!

Seems to have struggled with the step up from F-BMW to F3 for the first half of the season but he appears to be getting adjusted now, been making steady progress, hopefully he can continue that form and progression this season then push on and challenge the top end of the points table next year.

f bmw is perceived to be an arrive and drive championship at the lowest entry level. it was not that highly regarded although it did have good media coverage which confused the issue.

The drivers from this series in the last few years are not that great.

See that is wrong. The series was highly regarded. It competed with and for a short period, prevailed in terms of attracting the top talent over Formula Renault and Formula Ford.

I think the driving talent as a whole hasn't been that great from the new drivers in the last couple years or so. Formula 3 has been weak since GP3 was introduced last year, and even the GP3 grid (while filled with plenty of talent) isn't that strong either. Felipe Nasr might be dominating British F3, but who is he really competing against?

I think the driver mentioned in the thread title went about picking the wrong series. But while he is a BRDC Rising Star driver he, I guess, doesn't have much of a choice.

Felipe Nasr might be dominating British F3, but who is he really competing against?

On paper nobody, but it appears Lucas Foresti seems the closest man to Nasr in terms of outright pace and consistancy. Last two weekends have been very poor though although hes been fairly impressive upto that point. I dare tip him for good things in future.

Nobody else seems complete compared to Felipe. (Or Foresti for that matter.) Jazeman Jaafar is consistant but lacks the ultimate pace, ditto Huertas. Idafar is very rapid but horridly inconsistant. I want to say Magnussen Jr but hes had almost no luck at all this year.

On paper nobody, but it appears Lucas Foresti seems the closest man to Nasr in terms of outright pace and consistancy. Last two weekends have been very poor though although hes been fairly impressive upto that point. I dare tip him for good things in future.

Nobody else seems complete compared to Felipe. (Or Foresti for that matter.) Jazeman Jaafar is consistant but lacks the ultimate pace, ditto Huertas. Idafar is very rapid but horridly inconsistant. I want to say Magnussen Jr but hes had almost no luck at all this year.

Foresti is only 19, but he'd been moved around so many different series (with little success outside Brazil) that he's not giving us anything to give any many props to his countryman for.

I know only the Carlin guys have competed from Brit F3 in the FIA F3 Trophy, but there are some challengers there, yet Nasr or Harvey (trying to stay on topic) have contested. Not even the Pau Grand Prix. Once the premier F3 even in Europe next to the F3 Masters, it has fallen back and with Jaafar and Huertas finishing in the back at the event, it questions how Nasr would finish to the F3 Euroseries drivers.